Kay Matter
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Kay Matter
Selma Kay Matter, born in Zurich, studies Scenic Writing at the Berlin University of the Arts, before that she read Literature, Theatre Studies and Philosophy at the University of Hildesheim. Matter was part of the artistic direction of the literature festival PROSANOVA 2020 and co-editor of BELLA triste, works in various collective and transdisciplinary constellations as an author and dramaturg and has been writing plays in collaboration with Marie Lucienne since 2020. Together they created the play Alice verschwindet, which was awarded the 2022 Thomas Bernhard Fellowship and premiered at the Landestheater Linz. Matter and Verse’s latest play, Alias Anastasius, premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in March 2023. Selma Kay Matter received the Hans Gratzer Prize 2022 for her play Grelle Tage, which premiered at the Schauspielhaus Wien on January 12, 2023.
Selma Kay Matter, born in Zurich, studies Scenic Writing at the Berlin University of the Arts, before that she read Literature, Theatre Studies and Philosophy at the University of Hildesheim. Matter was part of the artistic direction of the literature festival PROSANOVA 2020 and co-editor of BELLA triste, works in various collective and transdisciplinary constellations as an author and dramaturg and has been writing plays in collaboration with Marie Lucienne since 2020. Together they created the play Alice verschwindet, which was awarded the 2022 Thomas Bernhard Fellowship and premiered at the Landestheater Linz. Matter and Verse’s latest play, Alias Anastasius, premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in March 2023. Selma Kay Matter received the Hans Gratzer Prize 2022 for her play Grelle Tage, which premiered at the Schauspielhaus Wien on January 12, 2023.
Awards (selection)
Sonderpreis für Studierende des Szenischen Schreibens im Rahmen der Verleihung des Deutschen Kindertheater- und Jugendtheaterpreises 2022
Dramatikpreis des Nürnberger Theaterfestivals Trigger 2022
Hans-Gratzer-Preis 2022
Dramatikpreis des Nürnberger Theaterfestivals Trigger 2022
Hans-Gratzer-Preis 2022
Sonderpreis für Studierende des Szenischen Schreibens im Rahmen der Verleihung des Deutschen Kindertheater- und Jugendtheaterpreises 2022
Dramatikpreis des Nürnberger Theaterfestivals Trigger 2022
Hans-Gratzer-Preis 2022
Dramatikpreis des Nürnberger Theaterfestivals Trigger 2022
Hans-Gratzer-Preis 2022
PUBLICATIONS
Latest first
Year of Publication: 2023
Kay MatterYear of Publication: 2023
Glaring Days
There is melting, there is wobbling, something in our world has been out of balance for a long time. The ice is disappearing, leaving behind mud and craters. Mammoths are uncovered and they soon attract hunters – finally they can sell ivory without killing for it. The events of Glaring Days happen simultaneously and its characters effortlessly transcend time and space. A...